Answer
You can spend up to \$10.75.
Work Step by Step
Let a be the additional amount you can spend. The additional amount added to \$4.25 must not exceed \$15.
$a+4.25\leq15\longrightarrow$ subtract 4.25 from each side.
$a+4.25-4.25\leq15-4.25\longrightarrow$ subtract
$a\leq10.75$